Broken timing belt..

We had a massive cold front come across the southern states last week, and this forced the cold front down to lot lower altitudes. The snow was even dropping in the Blue mountains at Katoomba - and it was quite heavy (for our standards anyway). That is an hour away from where I live. Yes I agree in ...

Home from Canberra about an hour ago. Left at 9:!5 this morning.10/8/2019. Ride from Canberra to 35km from Goulburn - wind and rain (sleet) pushing the bike sideways and road quite wet - you could see the snow sitting in the paddocks and clumps of grey snow on the sides of the highway. Speeds went f...

They sound like a bucket of bolts if the sync is not correct and will stumble off idle. My suggestion could well be another carb clean. Backfiring sounds like a blocked jet. Check each float bowl - when on the centre stand and fuel tap off, to measure the volume in each carb bowl. Could be one of th...

With my job, I sometimes get the chance to do a bit of travelling. This year has been no exception. I travel from Home (Penrith - foot of the Blue Mountains) to Canberra (our nations capital). And get to support new graduates into our organisation and support them while they learn how to support our...

Nice job on the bodywork and the painting - I would never have the patience to do it justice.

Glad you were back riding so quickly.

My 2 cents worth would be a blocked heater core - so see if you can disconnect the input and output and try and flush it through. - do it both ways - and see if any crud comes out.

I would drain the radiator and flush it out - it could be blocked, but if it is bubbling in the overflow - have you replaced your radiator cap? Can you be sure your radiator is not blocked internally, remove it and give the whole system a good clean out.

Keep running it till it fails - seems senseless to replace if it is ok - you could have it load tested?

Glad you are OK - bikes can be repaired/replaced Glad you got to re-own the bike for $300 - that's a good deal Glad you are fixing it back up - so the Insurance payout should let you put it mostly back together - and it will last you a long time. Had a slightly similar experience -where someone rear...

You would not normally see any oil in your starter motor. If the planetary gears have broken teeth that is one issue - there should be an "O" ring on the starter motor just behind the gear that engages on the chain inside the motor itself. IF this is compromised I presume oil can travel along the le...

And finally it has been finished - apart from me patching my driveway in a week or so - and putting down some grass seed and mulch over the dirt for a temporary fix.

cheers guys

During this time I also managed to redo the Valkyrie front brake calipers as they were starting to stick a little bit..

I'll post a few more as well...

And of course it rained for three days while this was being done - not had rain for a few months before.. lol

Has not happened today - but over the last week I have had to (or a plumber has) replace all sewerage and storm water pipes in our front yard. This resulted from me trying to be "green" many years ago - by planting several native trees in our front yard - whilst they gave the house a nice street app...

That sucks - but everyone is out there to make money - if they can see an easy dollar - and someone is also willing to pay - then so be it. I wouldn't be selling to them any further either. Pretty scumbag effort to remove your name from the item as well. I sold my 1988 GL1500 Goldwing to another per...

Nate, Your starter is fine - it needs New Brushes - that's for sure. A good clean up on the gears and a good grease - they are a bit dry. Definitely need to probably pull out the whole armature and give it a good scrub, and the commutator will need a clean up and then to check with a multi meter all...

Nice job, enjoy the ride. I hope you put new timing belts on

Stator produces AC voltage not DC.
So you would likely blow your meter up if you tried to connect it to the Stator wires.

Really simple solution or a matter of how well you know how to pack your trailer. Draw bar length, and weight on the trailer tongue, loading of too much weight past the axle towards the back of the trailer can cause significant and dangerous conditions of trailer wag. It is like the tail wagging the...

Nice video. I see that when stopping both feet go out just before the final stop - and I do notice that it is nearly tippy toes when stopping. Are those brake lights flickering all the time? - I found that sort of distracting or a bit annoying - I presume it is a safety precaution for people coming ...

I use workmen type hard capped toes, zip and lace up boots- they come up 3-4" above the ankle - have water resistant uppers -long wearing soles - rubber, and after the first few days are really comfortable to wear. As I ride to and from work everyday - and walk around in them all day - I don't need ...

Sounds completely normal. Try easing the clutch out until it starts to take up - sudden release takes all the slop out pretty quick.

If you have replaced the flange- how did you lube it back up again? What is the amount of freeplay in the rear wheel when in gear and on the centrestand. Your replacement flange may well be worn as well? did you take any photos ? "I had replaced the wheel flange about 300 miles ago with new tire. Th...

Kill switch not in the right position.

More than likely you should only need to flush the master cylinder - maybe re-kit it, do the same with the rear brake caliper - new seals, pads - normal maintenance items. Sounds like Honda are like panelbeaters- just replacing items and not bothering with repairing... that's why it would cost so mu...